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📝 Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 14
1. What is the correct name for a sentence that ends with a question mark? Example:Did you do your homework?.
A) Declarative.
B) Imperative.
C) Interrogative.
D) Exclamatory.
2. Organize the connotations of the following words:Sound, noise, tune.
A) Neutral, negative, positive .
B) Negative, positive, neutral.
C) Positive, neutral, negative.
D) None of above.
3. Which connotation is MORE negative?Mike _____ us to go to the funny house.
A) Nagged.
B) Reminded.
4. Butterflies fly gently.
A) Spends money wisely.
B) Generous.
C) A nectar-feeding insect.
D) Strongly felt.
E) Innocent.
5. What does denotation mean?.
A) The syllables of a word.
B) The word's emotional appeal.
C) The spelling of a word.
D) The word's dictionary definition.
6. An idea or feeling that a word puts off or suggests.
A) Connotation.
B) Denotation.
7. Which vocabulary word means "using the same words or phrases over and over again"?.
A) Denotation.
B) Stanza.
C) Connotation.
D) Repetition.
8. That girl is a dove at heart.
A) CONNOTATION.
B) DENOTATION.
9. Answered with confidence.
A) Positive Connotation.
B) Negative Connotation.
10. What is the connotative meaning of the word BOOK?.
A) Protective.
B) New beginning.
C) Calmness.
D) Innocence.
E) Knowledge.
11. What is the denotation of the word 'home'?.
A) A place where one lives or resides.
B) A place where one works or studies.
C) A place where one socializes or entertains.
D) A place where one eats or sleeps.
12. Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a _____ connotation.
A) Positive.
B) Negative.
13. Give an example of a word with a negative connotation.
A) Disaster.
B) Calamity.
C) Tragedy.
D) Catastrophe.
14. These words all have the same meaning:unique, unusual, weird. Which one has a neither a negative or positive connotation?.
A) Unusual.
B) Unique.
C) Weird.
D) None of above.
15. A person's experiences determine the connotations he or she associates with a word.
A) False.
B) True.
16. Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (-)? The jester was smiling. I didn't like the _____ on the jester's face.
A) Grin.
B) Smirk.
17. Cultivated (paragraph 9):What is the denotation and connotation? Choose 2.
A) B.
B) Negative.
C) Positive.
D) A.
18. What is the purpose of using connotation in writing?.
A) To create a logical argument.
B) To evoke emotions or associations in the reader.
C) To provide factual information.
D) To confuse the reader.
19. Which sentence has a more negative connotation?.
A) The clothes that he wore were inexpensive.
B) The clothes that he wore were cheap.
20. Which word has a negative connotation?.
A) Scent.
B) Stink.
C) Aroma.
D) Smell.
21. Read the sentence below:What is the meaning of the word superior? My old computer kept running low on battery. My new one is superior.
A) Negative.
B) Better.
C) Positive.
D) Worse.
22. Connotation is the _____ definition.
A) Secondary.
B) Primary.
C) Tertiary.
D) None of the above.
23. Select the sentence that has the connotative meaning of the word clown.
A) He is always the clown of the family.
B) I invited a clown to my family.
24. The sight of green beans make Ava gag. She _____ them.
A) Loathes.
B) Dyslexic.
25. Which of the following has a negative connotation?.
A) A charismatic leader.
B) A pushy leader.